#BE4BD7
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62.2% 0.222 320), rgb(190, 75, 215).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#BE4BD7 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.222 and its hue 320°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.222) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.17:1 |
| White text | 4.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BE4BD7 |
| RGB | rgb(190, 75, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 64%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.222 320) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BE4BD7 | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BE4BD7 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BE4BD7 text on white | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BE4BD7 text on black | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FAF2FC
oklch(97% 0.016 319.4)
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Step 100
100
#F4E4F7
oklch(93.7% 0.03 320.9)
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Step 200
200
#EBCDF2
oklch(88.5% 0.059 319.8)
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Step 300
300
#E0AAEC
oklch(80.9% 0.108 320.1)
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Step 400
400
#CF78E3
oklch(70.7% 0.174 319.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BE4BD7
oklch(62.2% 0.222 320)
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Step 600
600
#AD26C8
oklch(55.7% 0.242 320)
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Step 700
700
#9414AC
oklch(49.1% 0.224 320.1)
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Step 800
800
#78178C
oklch(42.7% 0.186 319.8)
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Step 900
900
#611D70
oklch(37.7% 0.145 319.8)
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Step 950
950
#391341
oklch(26.9% 0.091 320.3)
#BE4BD7 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #1E76DB | 0.221 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5782D4 | 0.188 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF638B | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.223 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BE4BD7
#BE4BD7
oklch(62.2% 0.222 320)
- #30A100
#30A100
oklch(62.1% 0.2 140)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BE4BD7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BE4BD7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.020
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.045
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.052
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.060
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.064
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.066
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.069
Use #BE4BD7 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.